Frank Lampard says he is "excited and nervous" to start as Derby County manager after joining the Rams on a three-year deal on Thursday.

Lampard, taking on his first managerial role, was one of 20 applicants for the job and becomes Derby's seventh appointment in just over three years.

The 39-year-old ex-Chelsea and England midfielder said he spent "considerable time" discussing the role.

He replaces Gary Rowett after he left to join fellow Championship side Stoke.

"The last week has been very quick, a bit of a whirlwind," Lampard, who had been working as a television pundit before joining Derby, told BBC East Midlands Today. "It sold itself to me as a club and the players were very close to promotion last year.

"I have had a great year in the media. It's been great because I have had one foot in and one foot out and I needed that after playing.